El objetivo de esta investigación consiste en explorar y cuantificar en qué medida la calidad de la educación superior contribuye como desencadenante del subempleo profesional en el Perú. Bajo esta condición, cuatro de cada diez profesionales universitarios al 2012 se encuentran...

Literature provides evidence on the positive connection between cognitive test scores and higher wages. Fewer and newer papers have explored the correlation between socioemotional test scores and wages. However, attention is focused on developed countries. Test scores suffer two limitations....

Peru has experienced during the last decades a significant increase in its educational coverage at all levels, including higher education. However, currently high unemployment and underemployment rates cast doubt about the profitability of the investments in education undertaken. This paper...

This study investigates the role of race, family background and education in earnings inequality between whites and the African descendent population in Brazil. It uses quantile Mincer earnings regressions to go beyond the usual decomposition of average earnings gaps. Differences in human...

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions in the world with the greatest ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. This diversity is a major asset that holds the key to achieving lasting economic and political stability and constructing a fair, cohesive and democratic society. However,...

We investigate the effects of a higher education reform on the labor market outcomes of college graduates in Peru. The cornerstone of this piece of legislation was a licensing process whereby a newly created higher education superintendency evaluated every existing university on minimum quality...